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Guest
08-07-2012, 10:07 PM
Interesting article from The NY Times points to direction the US is being pointed to.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/08/business/global/frances-les-riches-vow-to-leave-if-75-tax-rate-is-passed.html?_r=2&hpw



“French people have an uncomfortable relationship with money,” Mr. Grandil said. “Here, someone who is a self-made man, creating jobs and ending up as a millionaire, is viewed with suspicion. This is big cultural difference between France and the United States.”

Not for long if folks listen to the President.

Guest
08-07-2012, 10:14 PM
Interesting article from The NY Times points to direction the US is being pointed to.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/08/business/global/frances-les-riches-vow-to-leave-if-75-tax-rate-is-passed.html?_r=2&hpw



“French people have an uncomfortable relationship with money,” Mr. Grandil said. “Here, someone who is a self-made man, creating jobs and ending up as a millionaire, is viewed with suspicion. This is big cultural difference between France and the United States.”

Not for long if folks listen to the President.

i guess mr grandil is not aware of these folks:
460 people renounced their U.S. citizenship in first quarter of year | Fox News (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/09/460-people-renounced-their-us-citizenship-in-first-quarter-year/)